Kwanzaa and Watch Night Service

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Where is the Emancipation Oak located?

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On the campus of Hampton University

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Why is the Emancipation Oak important?

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It is where Mary Peake taught classes and the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation took place in the south.

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Watch Night Service is known as Freedmen's Eve because...

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It's the night before many enslaved African Americans received their freedom

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Where do people mostly celebrate Watch Night Service?

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At church

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What day did enslaved African Americans in the confederate states gain their freedom?

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January 1, 1863

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Who created Kwanzaa?

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Dr. Maulana Karenga

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Kwanzaa is celebrated from...

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December 26- January 1

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What principle is observed on the last day of Kwanzaa? Options: Umoja (Unity), Imani (Faith), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity)

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Imani (Faith)

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What principle is observed on the first day of Kwanzaa? Options: Umoja (Unity), Nia (Purpose), Imani (Faith), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)

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Umoja (Unity)

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"Habari gani?" means...

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